thanks for your encouraging words & dear dear comments. it's a pleasure to read thru your comments each day. i always love seeing what you have to say! and thanks for playing all the little games and activities on the blog, for your warm and wonderful emails too!

AND... thanks so much to all of you lovelies out there who have really made my day by supporting my little adventures, as dear sponsors. you nicies mean the world to me, and i really appreciate it! so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus on the beautiful summertime... a little giveaway for all of you!

:::::::::::: the prize::::::::::::

a fabulous $25.00 gift certificate from me to YOU to spend in
ANY ONE OF MY SUMMER SPONSORS' shops or on their blogs!

that's right...
one lucky winner will get to spend the prize in any of my sponsors' e-shops or blogs!

1. visit my lovely sponsors' shops & blogs.
(as seen on the left hand column).
come back here and leave ONE COMMENT per SHOP on what your favourite item is from their works! = 1 entry per comment. = 16 possible entries!

you can visit as many sponsor shops/blogs as you likeand comment once for each shop.

---> in the case of a sponsor that is a BLOG: please visit the blog & tell us something you ADORE about it!

6.tweet about this giveaway = you can tweet about this giveaway ONCEPER DAY for the duration of the giveaway! (one entry for each tweet!) and come back here and tell me about it. please include my twitter account in the update: i'm @therikrakshop on twitter!)

it may be all those lego fantasy homes i build these days or my happy chance to work-from-home every day, but gosh i could day-dream away a week or two designing my dream home in my mind! {plus ... it's easier on the pocketbook!}

so welcome to my pretend home. each installment focusing on a fun designerly element i adore.

good golly our family loves to play in the water. in the summer i think we'd LIVE at the beach if we could... but wouldn't it be fun to have the most beautiful pool in the world at your dream home? with the most amazing view overlooking your fave city, or a dream pool gliding into your favourite ocean, or with a view to your favourite mountains?

found some lovelies for you, nicies.

some are not necessarily practical for a family with a young child...

but who needs practical in a pretend home?

what's a design element you long for in your pretend home?

come on over for a swim!

.................

how about a crater pool?
ps: it's super warm... mmmm...
but eek - a little scary for my liking! the homestead crater

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

as you know, i always love *meeting* new folks by reading your lovely comments, and curiously clicking to visit your beautiful handmade shops, blogs and sites! i can honestly say i've found 100s of folks to feature by following those fabulous hyperlink names from your lovely notes here! yay to that!

in keeping with this... i love feature a little something by (or found by!) the winners of our rikrak studio giveaways!cause hey: i'm proud to say my readers make, dream, think, find the most amazing things!

what fun: it's a 300 mile tour that features over 350 painted wooden *quilt blocks* - such a great way to see rural tennessee & beyond! {and superfunly - you can choose your route by location or by favourite quilt blocks! it must be a quilters paradise!}

Friday, July 1, 2011

for example - i'm quite a fan!
we're not perfect as a nation. that's for sure.

but i still love my canada!

happy birthday today, sweetiepie country!

i'm so thankful to be part of a wonderful nation that values human rights, pursues the equality of all people, strives for kindness, has given me so many opportunities be the person i want to be, and is made fun of for being "too nice" and " too polite."

my kinda country. :}

and boy... can we make great things: check out some of our fabulous canadian handmakers here

:: welcome ::

thanks so much for visiting:: the rikrak studio ::hope you'll join me for some of the little ideas, inspirations and goings on in the world of rikrak: mommying, handmaking, eco.living, design, encouragements, fun folks, how-to's, giveaways and much much more. welcome welcome welcome, wonderful ones!